For Kids of Bankrupt Detroit, Challenges Abound
For kids of bankrupt Detroit, challenges abound
More than 80 percent come from low-income families — not surprising in a city where the child poverty rate of 57 percent is triple the national figure. "They need our arms … "He said he'd either be dead, in jail or a drug addict by then." Matthews …
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Heroin in Flagstaff a new challenge to drug treatment
Death, however, is only the most extreme outcome of heroin addiction. Families are torn apart as spouses and children lie and steal to support their drug habits. Friends report behavior so out-of-character as to render these addicts unrecognizable, and …
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Feds accused of steering funding to anti-pot researchers
With polls showing a majority of Americans supporting legalization, pot backers say the government should take a more evenhanded approach. The National Institute on Drug Abuse and the White House drug czar have become favorite targets to accuse of …
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